Engineer Lead, Data

FIS•Atlanta, GA

21h

About The Position

The Engineer Lead, Data will lead the design and delivery of enterprise data-platform capabilities centered on Snowflake. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership to improve secure data sharing, platform automation, governance, performance, and operational resilience. The engineer partners with product, security, cloud, and data teams to take complex solutions from design through production. The Enterprise Data & AI team builds and operates FIS data platforms for secure, reliable, and governed data use across banking, capital markets, and corporate functions. The Snowflake platform team supports data engineering, platform administration, product onboarding, secure data exchange, cost optimization, and regulatory controls across cloud environments.

Requirements

Strong experience designing and operating enterprise data platforms, with advanced hands-on knowledge of Snowflake administration and engineering.
Proficiency with SQL and Python.
Experience building reliable automation and deployment workflows through Git and continuous delivery practices.
Experience implementing secure data sharing, identity and access management, encryption, data protection, and least-privilege role models.
Working knowledge of public cloud services in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure and their integration with modern data platforms.
Ability to translate business, security, and operational requirements into scalable technical designs and clear implementation plans.
Demonstrated technical leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills across distributed engineering and stakeholder teams.

Nice To Haves

Snowflake professional certification or comparable advanced platform experience.
Experience with Databricks, Terraform, Streamlit, Snowflake Cortex, or governed AI platform capabilities.
Knowledge of PCI DSS, SOX, or other controls relevant to regulated financial-services data.
Experience supporting data-product migrations, platform modernization, or high-volume client onboarding.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, engineering, and support of Snowflake platform capabilities, including account onboarding, data products, secure data exchange, and client-facing data services.
Define reusable patterns for Snowflake Secure Data Sharing, listings, and reader accounts, including access controls, masking, validation, and operational documentation.
Build and improve platform automation using SQL, Python, Streamlit, Git-based workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Establish and maintain platform controls for role-based access, data classification, encryption, audit evidence, and security compliance.
Optimize platform performance and cost through workload analysis, warehouse sizing, resource monitoring, budget controls, and usage attribution.
Provide technical direction, review solution designs, resolve complex production issues, and mentor engineers across data and cloud platform work.